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VA Secretary Denis McDonough expanded vaccine requirement to employees under the Hybrid Title 38, and Title 5 VA health care personnel—such as psychologists, pharmacists, social workers, nursing assistants and physical therapists.
August 12, 2021 -
Attorney Elyssa Santos-Abrams hosted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's latest Federal Sector Case Update workshop for attorneys, mediators, human resource personnel, union officials and EEO professionals.
August 11, 2021 -
Callie Higgins, a finalist of this year's Service to America Medals program, talked about how she discovered ways to detect and fix flaws produced by additive manufacturing.
August 11, 2021 -
Contractors working in federal facilities are under the same orders as federal employees. Get a COVID vaccine or face a regime of having your nose swabbed every week.
August 10, 2021 -
The Office of Inspector General found in its latest report that the Justice Department relied on dated and incomplete HR policies.
August 10, 2021 -
Federal spending for large quantities of medical supplies sucked in many companies doing business with the government for the first time. In fact, five times as many as in a normal year.
August 10, 2021 -
The Biden administration is calling on agencies to identify bottlenecks that make their public-facing services inaccessible to certain demographics.
August 10, 2021 -
Members of the U.S. military will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine beginning next month under a plan laid out by the Pentagon Monday and endorsed by President Joe Biden
August 09, 2021 -
Agencies are being told to collect certifications about employees' and on-site contractors' vaccination status on a new standardized form. Those who decline to answer will be treated as though they're unvaccinated; those who lie could face penalties.
August 06, 2021 -
Federal employees who need to certify their vaccination status under a new policy instituted by President Joe Biden intended to encourage COVID-19 shots will false disciplinary action and potentially criminal prosecution if they lie on the form
August 06, 2021 -
Two of President Joe Biden’s picks to serve on the USPS Board of Governors pushed back strongly on USPS plans to slow first-class mail and about a third of first-class packages.
August 06, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, in a new advisory, the NSA laid out best practices for securing wireless devices in public settings.
August 06, 2021 -
For several years, agency acquisition shops have been getting more comfortable with buying outside of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
August 06, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Navy surgeon general says he favor a vaccine mandate for military members.
August 05, 2021 -
As detailed as solicitations and procurement rules might be, protests are a regular part of the federal contracting scene. Joseph Petrillo, attorney at the law firm Smith Pachter McWhorter, provided some analysis on the topic.
August 05, 2021